noun:

• defensive opening for shogi ("badger" or "anaguma" castle)

noun:

• shoot-down order (e.g. for ballistic missile) ➜ 弾道ミサイル破壊措置命令

noun:

• bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse

noun:

• respect for one's elders
• harmony among siblings

noun:

• pavilion for weapons storage (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.) - sometimes used as a pickup line - colloquialism

noun:

• round box for apportioning individual rice servings

noun:

• blackboard - 塗り板 is now obs. ➜ 黒板
• board used for lacquering ［ぬりいた］

noun:

• inn used for clandestine encounters between lovers - archaism

noun:

• size (solution for stiffening textiles, etc.)

noun:

• matched set of four arrows for target shooting

noun:

• long, thin-bladed knife used for sashimi preparation

noun:

• office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

noun:

• small shrine ［ほくら］ ➜ 祠【ほこら】
• depository for sacred objects

noun:

• round-trip ticket (for a train, bus, etc.)

noun:

• drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other

noun / ~する noun:

• formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer ➜ 弁護士法

noun:

• soybean ➜ 大豆
• soybeans boiled until soft for making miso

noun / suffix noun:

• cause; seed; origin - oft. ぐさ in compounds

noun:

• variety; kind

noun / counter:

• counter for varieties

noun:

• exhibition room (e.g. museum)
• showroom (for goods)

noun:

• distribution list (for assets after seizure, bankruptcy, etc.)

noun:

• chrysanthemum
• color scheme for a kasane ➜ 襲【かさね】

noun:

• square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu ➜ 櫓【やぐら】

noun:

• building dock (e.g. for ships)

expression:

• please; I beg you; for mercy's sake